English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Rockenhayne

Other OS name in the Parish of Branscombe

Historical Forms

  • Rocke 1307 Exon

Etymology

is possibly to be associated with the family of John Rocke (1307 Exon) . For hayne , v. supra 129 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement